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[Chat], and the world [chats] with you; [Brainstorm], and you [brainstorm] alone.
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Chat, and the world chats with you;
Brainstorm, and you brainstorm alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
~ the inadvertent butchering of the first stanza, Solitude, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Brainstorm, and you brainstorm alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
~ the inadvertent butchering of the first stanza, Solitude, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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that's right, i'm bitter.
aw spiffers
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TELL ME.
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I don't believe it for a minute, Tape. 1/3 omelet and 2/3 alcohol does not make a BRICK. it makes a mush, OBVIOUSLY.
Forged by Fate, March 5, 2013! (And it's on Goodreads!)
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"Humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but it dies in the process."
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Forged by Fate, March 5, 2013! (And it's on Goodreads!)
Planning to write, having written, those are the good ones.
Forming prose so other people know what you already have in mind? Borinngggggg.
Although now I'll be renting them much more instead, because good lord they're expensive.
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clearly you did not eat the plaster omelet I must have eaten, because srsly for reals it is like I ate a brick
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You are crazy! Writing is the least boring thing ever! It is the BEST-- and imho, there is nothing more satisfying.
Forged by Fate, March 5, 2013! (And it's on Goodreads!)
For some people, writing will just have to do.
None of it makes that much sense
But at least we tried
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I'm with Kamar on this one the brainstorming is the best part when you have the whole story, and then actually putting it onto paper and creating stuff with words is kind of a drag in comparison.
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That is still crazy!
I mean, yeah, when the seed of the idea blossoms, it is exciting, but the journey of writing to discover what happens NEXT and HOW it all comes together is WAY more exciting and fun for me.
Forged by Fate, March 5, 2013! (And it's on Goodreads!)
It's difficult sometimes, but it's fun.
And if you aren't having fun writing, maybe you should try writing about cooler characters! Hah.
Nah, the best part is when you have an idea for how a scene will turn out, and then you write it, and afterward you go back and read what you just wrote and think, "Ha, nailed it.
Maddie: "I am not!"
Riley: "You're a marsupial!"
Maddie: "I am a placental mammal!"
Read an article on it.
(this one here)
Decided I didn't need it.
Then again, I am not a social network guy, so...
When I brainstorm, I basically envision the whole scene/act/arc like an episode of a series. Everyone has their looks, voices, and what not and it moves smoothly. But putting that down into words becomes incredibly hard.
I mean, I even come up with all of the dialogue and stuff. I wish that it was that easy for me to put it on the page and be done with it.
Even if it's not something you're going to forget, if you aren't CURRENTLY writing, just jotting it down can help you flesh it out and put it in words while it's still fresh.
At least, I find that it helps me a lot. Even if I never refer to that page of notes again, I've already solidified the idea to the point that when I go to write the scene I know how to say what I want.
Also, I have several more files that are just story ideas. Basically everything that will happen in the story in plain text. The flavorful prose is just what's missing.
That is not how I brainstorm. That is what I do while I am writing. I do not get grand visions of completed scenes etc-- I get one line of dialogue or a starter image, and the rest appears as I write forward.
Forged by Fate, March 5, 2013! (And it's on Goodreads!)
Writing in the way you're talking about happens before I ever set pen to paper (so to speak), Amalia.